In April 2025, representatives of the Democracy Research Institute visited the villages of Ergneti and Zemo Nikozi in the Shida Kartli region, located along the occupation dividing line, to study the basic needs of the local population.
Problems faced by the population living along the occupation line ( the villages of Ergneti and Zemo Nikozi)
რუსეთი ბოლო პერიოდში აქტიურად ცდილობს ოკუპირებული ტერიტორების საკითხის წინ წამოწევას და საქართველოსგან ამ ტერიორების სამართლებრივად ჩამოშორებას.
In Georgia, while 2024–2026 is described as a period of significant deterioration in media rights, signs of increased state-led political influence over independent and public-interest media had become visible earlier.
Since 2024, Georgia’s legal and institutional framework has been changing at an unusually rapid pace.
